Gear selector Indicator broke

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Gear selector Indicator broke

June 29, 2005, 09:13:35 PM

What is the best way to fix the plastic collar that holds the gear selector cable? (don't know the true part name)

Will super-glue hold well?
Can I still get this part from Ford?

This is for my son's 85 T-bird,

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #1 – June 29, 2005, 10:18:12 PM

I secured it back to the column on my '86 with that Quik-Steel stuff. It holds really well in some cases.. but I have a suspicion that I can shear it off the column if I ever need to. Didn't actually fix that ring.. but it holds it in place well enough so that OD lines up right.

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #2 – June 29, 2005, 10:24:22 PM

I ripped the other tab off and slipped on a hose-clamp. Works for me.

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Reply #3 – June 29, 2005, 10:34:16 PM

Ugh.. wish I'd have thought of that. Wouldn't have wasted so much Quik-Steel.

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #4 – June 30, 2005, 10:23:59 AM

Quote from: JeremyB

I ripped the other tab off and slipped on a hose-clamp. Works for me.

Ditto

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #5 – June 30, 2005, 01:47:44 PM

I converted to a floor shifter.I guess a hose clamp would've been easier.

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #6 – June 30, 2005, 02:35:55 PM

Quote from: JeremyB

I ripped the other tab off and slipped on a hose-clamp. Works for me.

I did the same for my old 5.0.

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #7 – June 30, 2005, 03:03:28 PM

Yep wrap a hose clamp around it. Mine's been like that for a year and no problems.

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #8 – July 01, 2005, 02:52:55 AM

yeah there is a write up on it on the cool cats tech section.

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #9 – July 01, 2005, 06:41:40 PM

Thanks all, I got a hose-clamp on it, works fine now

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #10 – July 03, 2005, 11:02:26 AM

or a zip tie would work also.

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #11 – July 03, 2005, 12:16:10 PM

a really good zip tie

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #12 – July 03, 2005, 12:54:39 PM

Zip tie didn't work too well for me, but I didn't break off the other half of the tab like you do when you use a hose clamp.. just threaded the zip tie through the hole there.. so maybe that's why it didn't work so well.

If I ever have to redo it, I'll be doing the hose clamp thing next time around.

Re: Gear selector Indicator broke

Reply #13 – July 03, 2005, 08:21:19 PM

i mean wrap the zip tie around the steering column and the white clamp itself. Those things dont need to be tight as hell anyway. I didnt mean shove the ziptie through the screw holes.

on the hose clamp note, did you guys know that they are also good to help balance a drive shaft with slight vibration? I heard about that a few years ago but actually found this technique in my shop manuals i got a few months ago.